Instead of relying on someone else's settings, I recommend exploring the "about:config" page yourself and researching individual settings to understand their purpose and potential impact. This way, you can tailor your Firefox experience to your specific needs and security concerns.
Kongo's Computer Security Config 2024
- Thread starter Kongo
- Start date
- Last updated
- Jul 17, 2024
- How it's used?
- For home and private use
- Operating system
- macOS 15 Sequoia
- On-device encryption
- BitLocker Device Encryption for Windows
- Log-in security
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- Hardware security key
- Security updates
- Allow security updates and latest features
- Update channels
- Allow stable updates only
- User Access Control
- Always notify
- Smart App Control
- Off
- Network firewall
- Enabled
- About WiFi router
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- Speedport Smart 4
- Firewalla Blue +
- Real-time security
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Deep Instinct Endpoint Protection
WhitelistCloud
- Firewall security
- Microsoft Defender Firewall with Advanced Security
- About custom security
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Hardening tools:
- Firewall Hardening (blocking outbound connections of LOLBins)
- Run by SmartScreen (forces SmartScreen to scan files of choice)
- STOP/DJVU Ransomware Vaccine (immunizes system against this type of ransomware)
- O&O ShutUp10 (recommended settings)
- O&O AppBuster (removed unecessary Windows 11 apps)
- Windows Sandbox
System settings:
- Microsoft Defender running in sandbox (inactive)
- Reputation Based Protections (all modules enabled)
- Smart App Control enabled
- Data Execution Prevention set to AlwaysOn
- Core Isolation: Memory Integrity enabled
- Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection enabled
- Secure Boot enabled
- Drives encrypted via TPM (BitLocker)
- Windows Update Delivery Optimization disabled
- AutoPlay disabled
- Network Discovery disabled (Public Firewall profile)
- PowerShell --> Constrained Language Mode
- Hide extensions for known file types --> disabled
- Show hidden files --> enabled
- Virtualization enabled (allows Application Sandboxing)
- Custom Exploit Protection Settings for Firefox:
Code:Block low integrity images - ON Block remote images - ON Block untrusted fonts - ON Control flow guard (CFG) - ON Data execution prevention (DEP) - ON + Enable thunk emulation - CHECKED Disable extension points - ON Force randomization for images (Mandatory ASLR) - ON + Do not allow stripped images - CHECKED Randomize memory allocations (Bottom-up ASLR) - ON Validate exception chains (SEHOP) - ON Validate handle usage - ON Validate heap integrity - ON Validate image dependency integrity - ON
Thanks to @oldschool for sharing!
ㅤㅤㅤHardware Firewall (Firewalla Blue Plus):
- Active Protect (Strict)
- Ad Block (Strict)
- OISD blocklist enabled in Firewalla
- New Device Quarantine (restricted internet access for newly connected devices)
- Geo-IP Filtering (blocking connections from and to Russian + Chinese IPs)
- Unbound DNS enabled for all devices
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- Periodic malware scanners
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Norton Power Eraser, X-Sec and AdwCleaner
- Malware sample testing
- I do participate in malware testing. See details about my testing environment below.
- Environment for malware testing
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VMware Workstation Player + Mullvad VPN on host machine while connected to the guest network.
Online Malware Analysis Platforms that I use:
- FileScan.iO
- Intenzer Analyze
- Hybrid Analysis
- VirusTotal
- Sophos Intelix
- ANY.RUN
- Triage
- Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal
- Neiki.Dev
- ThreatZone
- UnpacMe
--> Currently I am barely testing
- Browser(s) and extensions
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Mozilla Firefox v. 132.0.2
Extensions:
- Ghostery
- SafeToOpen
- Bitwarden
Browser privacy and security settings:
- Tracking protection: Strict (enables Total Cookie Protection)
- Enable secure DNS using: Max Protection
- HTTPS-only-mode enabled
- DuckDuckGo set as search engine
- Pocket disabled
- Sending DNT-requests disabled (enabling makes you more identifiable and barely gives any advantage on most sites.)
- Clearing browsing data on exit
- Search suggestions disabled
- Websites overview disabled
- Blocking incoming location, camera and microphone requests
- AutoPlay for audio and video disabled
- Firefox telemetry disabled (also in about:config)
- Blocking pop-ups
- Warn when websites try to install addons enabled
- Protection against fraudulent content and dangerous software enabled
about:config tweaks:
- network.dns.echconfig.enabled = true
- network.dns.use_https_rr_as_altsvc = true
- fission.autostart = true
- pdfjs.enableScripting = false
- network.IDN_show_punycode = true
- security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation = true
- geo.enabled = false
- webgl.disabled = true
- network.trr.mode = 3 (NextDNS)
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- Secure DNS
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- NextDNS with DoH + OISD blocklist (Firefox exclusively)
- Unbound DNS (Network-wide)
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- Desktop VPN
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Proton VPN with Secure Core, NetShield and Permanent Kill Switch
- Password manager
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ㅤBitwarden Premium
- Maintenance tools
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PatchMyPC, RuckZuck, UpdateHub, HiBit Uninstaller and Windows built in tools for cleaning and optimization
- File and Photo backup
-
ㅤbackup to external drive when necessary
- Subscriptions
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- Google One Standard 200GB
- System recovery
-
Aomei Backupper
- Risk factors
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- Browsing to popular websites
- Browsing to unknown / untrusted / shady sites
- Opening email attachments
- Buying from online stores, entering banks card details
- Downloading software and files from reputable sites
- Gaming
- Streaming audio/video content from shady sites
- Downloading malware samples
- Computer specs
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GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 360 TI
CPU: Intel I5 12600K
RAM: 16 GB DDR4-3200 Crucial
Hard disks: 500 GB Samsung 970 EVO Plus + 1 TB Western Digital Blue
- Notable changes
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- Updated for year 2024
- What I'm looking for?
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Looking for minimum feedback.
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
Exactly that. Proton seems to be much faster. Privacy-wise I would still slightly lean towards Mullvad.
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
In my case all the about:config settings I use are pretty basic and shouldn't impact the browsing experience in any way. But yeah, it's a rabbit hole that everyone should explore by themselves.
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
Xeno1234
Level 14
- Jun 12, 2023
- 684
- Mar 2, 2023
- 1,154
During the short time I tried Proton, it seemed to use a lot of Memory, it surprised me. Maybe its because it has a more advanced UI and settings than Mullvad? Adding up Mullvad's RAM came to ~210 MB.
- Apr 16, 2017
- 2,783
BTW & fwiw, this morning with mullvad, 3 different US locations are report "leaking DNS servers" using the mullvad connection checker. I see this sometimes, but not on 3 different locations in a row...
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
Wanted to simplify my Firefox browser even more.
- removed FastForward extension
- replaced Adguard with uBlock Origin Lite
- removed FastForward extension
- replaced Adguard with uBlock Origin Lite
- Mar 16, 2019
- 3,868
Firefox will keep supporting APIs required for MV2 adblockers to work so that users don't have to downgrade to a less capable MV3 adblocker. Using a MV3 adblocker in Firefox feels like undermining the work done by the Firefox team to keep MV2 adblockers alive while still adopting MV3
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
True, but I just wanted a simple adblocker without a bunch of settings... Will probably switch back in the future anyway. You know me.Firefox will keep supporting APIs required for MV2 adblockers to work so that users don't have to downgrade to a less capable MV3 adblocker. Using a MV3 adblocker in Firefox feels like undermining the work done by the Firefox team to keep MV2 adblockers alive while still adopting MV3
- Mar 16, 2019
- 3,868
Hehe..Yeah, no harm in test drivingTrue, but I just wanted a simple adblocker without a bunch of settings... Will probably switch back in the future anyway. You know me.
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
Renewed my Deep Instinct subscription.
Sent an email to my reseller 5 minutes ago and asked them to downgrade from 2 devices to one device. Received an answer 2 minutes later. Really glad that I found those guys.
You gonna go for the renewal too? @Shadowra
Sent an email to my reseller 5 minutes ago and asked them to downgrade from 2 devices to one device. Received an answer 2 minutes later. Really glad that I found those guys.
You gonna go for the renewal too? @Shadowra
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- Sep 2, 2021
- 2,630
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
Even if I didn't like DI I would renew every year just to support those guys.Probably
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
- running Deep Instinct with the SpyShelter trial
So far so good. Will see if I combine both in the future.
So far so good. Will see if I combine both in the future.
- Mar 29, 2018
- 7,698
SpuShelter doesn't appear to have an identity. What the hell does it do exactly?
- Aug 17, 2014
- 11,256
As user of Spyshelter (still valid lifetime license purchased long time ago from the original developer Datpol),
I think the most interesting feature useful for people what looking for that: Application Control, including sort of file reputation...
Using Application Control Software for Windows PCs
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